Leyton Orient welcome National League Oldham Athletic to Brisbane Road this afternoon. Richie Wellens used to manage Oldham and will be looking to get one over his previous employers.
2 mins: An early yellow card for Dominic Ball after Galbraith hesitated in midfield and lost the ball. Leading to Ball taking one for the team. Oldham with a free-kick 30-yards from goal…well held by Keeley.
3 mins: Oldham have started strong with a knock-down just evading Norwood.
9 mins: Oldham with a half-volley shot well held by Keeley again.
12 mins: Ball gives the ball away and Fondop drags his shot wide.
17 mins: Orient with a nice spell of possession. However, fail to make a clear-cut chance from it.
18 mins: Great work from Ball and Agyei see’s the latter’s cross whipped in finding Pratley but his shot is well blocked by an Oldham defender.
21 mins: Fine skill from Galbraith and O’Neill see’s their combination play find Pratley but his volley is blazed over the bar.
24 mins: O’Neill drives through midfield laying it off to Agyei on the right, who cuts inside and his deflected shot goes out for a corner.
25 mins: The O’s nearly score as the Oldham goalie drops James’s corner cross and Simpson just misses the ball to smash home. Then the goalie recovers.
29 mins: Orient give it away in their final-third. However, Keeley is on hand to cut-out Oldham’s cross.
30 mins: Oldham are working their way back into the tie and have an over-the-top through ball come to Fondop but he can’t keep his shot on target.
31 mins: Galbraith has a left-footed (collectors item) long range effort well held by the Oldham goalie.
35 mins: Oldham miss an absolute sitter. The ref gets in the way to prevent Coopers interception and Ball can’t take-out the Oldham attacker advancing as he’s already booked. Meaning Oldham get the ball to the byline cutting back across to Norwood who blasts over from a yard out! Best chance of the game so far.
38 mins: Orient work a good move. However Kelman is surrounded quickly rushing his shot and dragging wide.
40 mins: Kelman drags another shot wide after fine work from Tom James on the left.
42 mins: Tom James tries his luck from distance. However, his shot sails wide.
43 mins: Orient work a good move with Agyei’s deflected shot out for a corner..that comes to nothing.
Half-time Leyton Orient 0-0 Oldham Athletic
47 mins: Oldham opening the scoring. A throw-in comes in, Keeley misses it and goes in! Someone must have got a touch for it to count. Leyton Orient 0-1 Oldham Athletic.
52 mins: Tom James has his free-kick well kept out by Oldham’s goalie.
59 mins: Perkins’s first involvement in the game is to put in a beautiful outside-the-boot cross across the box but it evades everyone.
63 mins: Pratley has a shot on the edge of the box just go over. However, the linesman has his flag-up for offside in the build-up.
67 mins: Keeley makes a smart stop at his back-post from a corner which was well attacked by Oldham.
70 mins: Good work from Kelman earns Orient a corner which see’s O’Neill’s cross spooner over the bar by Pratley.
73 mins: A good pass by Donley finds Agyei and his shot is well saved at the front post by Mat Hudson in goal for Oldham.
74 mins: An Orient set piece comes into the box with Agyei getting another shot away which is well blocked. Red shirts protest for hand-ball but the ref waves away the appeals.
77 mins: A pass deflects off Perkins and puts the ball up high and both Hudson and Agyei battle high for the ball. With Oldham’s number one coming off worse for wear.
82 mins: Donley curls in a great cross from the left and Agyei meets it but takes the ball off of Beckles who was following in behind!
83 mins: Yellow card for Jake Caprice after pulling down O’Neill who looked to be through. Free-kick to Orient just on the edge of the Oldham penalty area. Tom James to take…which see’s him try and be clever and pass the ball under the wall. Which fails miserably. Donley picks up a yellow-card for taking out Conlon as Oldham try and counter from the free-kick.
88 mins: Ball has a distance shot well kept out by Oldham’ goalie. Orient hit the bar from the resulting corner! O’Neill’s cross misses everyone and hits the very top of the bar.
90 mins: Agyei is taken out attempting to battle for the ball in the penalty area but the ref doesn’t think it’s enough to award the O’s a penalty.
93 mins: Donley cuts-back a great ball but Beckles can’t reach it.
97 mins: JOSH KEELEY SCORES!!!!! – Orient put in a great ball from a set-piece and Josh Keeley Orient’s No.1 leaps like a salmon and scores a bullet header!
We are now into 30 mins of extra-time.
93 mins: Huge blocks from Dom Ball and Brown as Oldham have two shots at goal in quick succession.
96 mins: Donley has two chances to get a shot away but both chances are well blocked. Orient have a corner… which comes to nothing.
98 mins: Josh Keeley with an unbelievable save to keep out Oldham on the counter attack. Made himself big in a 1v1.
112 mins: Ollie O’Neill has a curling effort that is well blocked. Orient corner… which is batted away by Oldham’s goalie for another corner… which see’s O’Neill over hit it onto the roof of the net.
114 mins: Orient pushing for a winner and are awarded a penalty! After Ball is bought done in the box. Dan Agyei to take… and he misses. Stutters and puts it wide. Unbelievable.
Half-time in extra time Leyton Orient 1-1 Oldham Athletic.
127 mins: Orient think they have a winner but it is ruled off for offside as Perkins nods in from the corner.
130 mins: GOAL Dan Agyei! He makes up for his penalty miss with a last-minute winner from a corner. Sonny Perkins flicks on and Agyei is there to power through a header at the front post!
Full-time Leyton Orient 2-1 Oldham Athletic